bumbled; bumbling
ˈbəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
bumbled; bumbling
1
: blunder
specifically
: to speak ineptly in a stuttering and faltering manner
2
: to proceed unsteadily : stumble
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Examples of bumble in a Sentence
Verb (1)
a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep
Verb (2)
accused the White House staff of bumbling the announcement of the replacement for the cabinet post
I sort of bumbled through the dance number, hoping that it would soon end
overcome with stage fright, I could only bumble through the speech
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
In vacant houses—which are plentiful in resort communities like Tahoe—bears turn on faucets and burners, usually by bumbling into them.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The arrival of Ming and Grace and the demands of running a 24-hour business show Yuen as someone who may not use many words, sometimes bumbling his way around as a father, but whose love for his family is deep and true.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
However, as the volatile gangster, the caregiver and bumbling daddy’s boy begin to plot and scheme, things don’t exactly go according to plan.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The opening line has been bet down a point, owing to all the Lions’ injuries at all three defensive levels as well as recency bias from Thanksgiving when the Bears bumbled their way out of a potential upset in Motown and the Packers whomped the Dolphins.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
In vacant houses—which are plentiful in resort communities like Tahoe—bears turn on faucets and burners, usually by bumbling into them.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The arrival of Ming and Grace and the demands of running a 24-hour business show Yuen as someone who may not use many words, sometimes bumbling his way around as a father, but whose love for his family is deep and true.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Bumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumble. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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